352 Gisela

352 Gisela
	A three-dimensional model of 352 Gisela based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by	Max Wolf
Discovery date	12 January 1893
Designations
MPC designation	(352) Gisela
Pronunciation	German: [ˈɡiːzəlaː]
Alternative designations	1893 B; A895 XA;; 1950 XT
Minor planet category	Main belt ( Flora family)
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 31 July 2016 ( JD 2457600.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	117.47 yr (42905 d)
Aphelion	2.52149 AU (377.210 Gm)
Perihelion	1.86634 AU (279.200 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.19392 AU (328.206 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.14931
Orbital period (sidereal)	3.25 yr (1186.9 d)
Mean anomaly	74.6135 °
Mean motion	0° 18m 11.88s / day
Inclination	3.38092°
Longitude of ascending node	247.353°
Argument of perihelion	144.194°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	20.27±2.9 km
Mean density	~2.7 g/cm3
Synodic rotation period	7.4796 ± 0.0002 h (0.3116500 ± 8.3×10−6 d)
Geometric albedo	0.4261±0.153
Spectral type	S
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.01, 10.22

352 Gisela is an asteroid belonging to the Flora family^[4] in the Main Belt that has an unusually high albedo.

It was discovered by Max Wolf on 12 January 1893 in Heidelberg.

References

^ (German Names)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Yeomans, Donald K., "352 Gisela", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 11 May 2016.
^ Krasinsky, G. A.; Pitjeva, E. V.; Vasilyev, M. V.; Yagudina, E. I. (2002), "Hidden Mass in the Asteroid Belt", Icarus, 158 (1): 98–105, Bibcode: 2002Icar..158...98K, doi: 10.1006/icar.2002.6837.
^ ^a ^b Kryszczynska, A.; et al. (October 2012). "Do Slivan states exist in the Flora family?. I. Photometric survey of the Flora region". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 546: 51. Bibcode: 2012A&A...546A..72K. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201219199. A72.
^ Warner, Brian D. (December 2007), "Initial Results of a Dedicated H-G Project", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 34 (4): 113–119, Bibcode: 2007MPBu...34..113W.

This article about an S-type asteroid native to the asteroid belt is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.